Show V CASE INTERESTING TO NEWSPAPERS V A case of interest to newspaper men camo canto up ip up before Chief Justice Meredith last month when J. J B. B MacKenzie a Toronto lawyer entered an action against the tho Toronto World and Geor George GeorgeN N M. M Lee its Os Osgood od Hall flaIl reporter to obtain an injunction against the tho defendants de do- restraining them from omitting omitting omit omit- I tin ting his name froni front reports of cases case in in which he may be enga engaged ld as counsel counselor or solicitor says the tho Printer anti and Pub Pub- lisher usher Chief Justice Meredith took the stand that the World published the report tIle the information and interest of its ith readers that this must report rily bo be brief brief but that so long Ion as it wain was wa in no particular incorrect and n pd contained no reflection in m the nature of libel or improper statement of fact the tho World had a right to publish what it pleased In the tha present case ease tho the plaintiff did not claim that any incorrect statement had hurl been made or anything in jn tho the nature na na- na hire ture of a libel published but merely that tho report was as not full enough to suit him hint in in that his namo and connection connection connection tion with the ease easo had been een omitted from it It r really ally amounted to a complaint com corn plaint that tho World had not given hint him tho benefit of advertising in in con con- with the case and this his lordship claimed Mr lr MacKenzie could d not compel the thc World to do He lIe suggested sug suggested BUg sug- ested humorously that a contract at atso at atso atto so to much a line lino bo be made to cover the tho situation Mr MacKenzie claimed however that the court had interest to deal with the tho matter and that everybody should shoud be bo placed the tho same hame footing foot foot- ing log or the tho reports excluded He lie claimed that such an omission was an injury to his hiB caling In that solicitors from outside outside out out- side points would thus be hindered from front sending him retainers Ills His lordship lordship lordship lord lord- ship dismissed tho the application for injunction injunction injunction in in- in- in junction but bitt Mr 11 MacKenzie MacKen intimated intimated inti inti- mated that tho the matter is is not yet jet et closed |